Personal loans in Church Hill, MD
Roughly 819 residents live in Church Hill, the 106th-largest community in Maryland. In Church Hill, one of 157 Census places in Maryland, the figure to compare across lenders is the APR, not the advertised rate.
Decide the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before sharing any details with a Church Hill lender. A single loan can carry different costs on either side of a state line, and Church Hill sits on the Maryland side of that line. Population in Church Hill climbed about 1.4% over the three years from 2020 to 2023. For a bigger market, look to Chestertown, MD about 7 miles away.
Local context for Church Hill
Set out below is Church Hill's local context next to the state-level rules that reach every lender here.
- Population: about 819 people live here, which puts Church Hill 106th of 157 Census places in Maryland (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: Growth of about 1.4% across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
- People gained or lost: about 11 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: Church Hill sits ahead of around 32% of Maryland places, at 819 people.
- Population density: about 1,141 people per square mile (Census land area 0.7 sq mi).
- Land area rank: Church Hill's 0.7 square miles rank 96th of 157 places in Maryland.
- State share: roughly 0.1% of Maryland's residents live in Church Hill (819 people).
- National rank: Church Hill is the 11,080th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Church Hill ranks 45th among Maryland's 157 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Versus Maryland: the state average change is +0.7%, while Church Hill moved 1.4%.
- Density rank: Church Hill is the 115th most densely settled place in Maryland.
- Against the state median: Church Hill runs about 1,141 residents per square mile, where the Maryland median is 1,734.
- Location: the Census Gazetteer records it at 39.1450, -75.9808.
- Nearest larger cities: Chestertown (7 mi); Centreville (8 mi); Rock Hall (14 mi); Ridgely (14 mi); Greensboro (15 mi). A bigger neighbour may offer more branches; the rate you see still follows your credit, not your address.
- Smaller communities within reach: Barclay (6 mi); Sudlersville (7 mi); Millington (11 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 45 places smaller than Church Hill sit within 50 miles.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 426.
Church Hill: area, density and distance
Inside Church Hill's boundaries lie about 0.7 square miles of land, with no significant water area recorded. The resulting density is about 1,141 people per square mile. The largest place in Maryland, Baltimore, lies about 35 miles away. Counting outward 50 miles, 61 larger communities surround Church Hill. Within the same 50 miles lie 45 smaller Census places.
How personal loans work in Church Hill
With roughly 819 residents, Church Hill is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. Federal Truth in Lending rules require a Church Hill lender to disclose the APR and finance charge before you sign. The term you choose in Church Hill decides the split between a comfortable payment and the total interest you pay.
The Maryland lending rules that reach Church Hill
This table holds the Maryland rate and licensing rules for consumer loans made to Church Hill's 819 residents.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Office of Financial Regulation; Commissioner of Financial Regulation (Maryland Department of Labor) Source says: "is Maryland's consumer financial protection agency and financial services regulator" | Maryland Department of Labor as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Regulated as consumer loans: licensing and statutory interest-rate limits apply to payday-style loans (OFR) Source says: "they are prohibited from charging or receiving an interest rate that is greater than authorized by the laws of this State" | Maryland Department of Labor, Office of Financial Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Consumer Lender license required to make loans under the Maryland Consumer Loan Law (Com. Law § 12-301 et seq.) Source says: "A Consumer Lender is a business that makes any loan or advance of money or credit under the Maryland Consumer Loan Law" | Maryland Department of Labor, Office of Financial Regulation as of 2026-09-16 |
The Church Hill borrowing checklist
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Church Hill, home to about 819 people:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Test your amount and term in the personal loan calculator first.
- Get several pre-qualifications and compare APR side by side before choosing.
- Check the Maryland regulator's records to confirm the lender is licensed here.
- Read the disclosure for an origination fee and any prepayment penalty before signing.
- Check that the monthly payment fits your budget next to your existing obligations.
- Pick the shortest term whose payment you can comfortably afford.
In Church Hill as elsewhere in Maryland, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 819 residents.
Church Hill against the rest of Maryland
Within Maryland, Church Hill holds roughly 0.1% of all residents, the 106th-largest share among 157 places. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Church Hill ranks 45th of 157 in Maryland (about the 71th percentile). By density, at about 1,141 people per square mile, it ranks 115th in Maryland. Within 50 miles sit 45 smaller Census places, alongside the 61 that are larger.
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Nearby places
- Barclay, MD — population 181
- Chestertown, MD — population 5,590
- Centreville, MD — population 4,745
- Sudlersville, MD — population 514
- Millington, MD — population 544
- Templeville, MD — population 118
- Ridgely, MD — population 1,611
- Galena, MD — population 531